Syllabus: Optional Subject – Sociology – Papers I
Sociological Thinkers: (b) Max Weber – Social action, ideal types, authority, bureaucracy, protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism.
| Discuss the importance of interpretative understanding of social phenomena and explain its limitations. | (19/1/3a/20) |
| How does Weber use the notion of ‘ideal types’ in his theory of bureaucracy? | (14/1/4a/20) |
| Distinguish between fact and value in Weber’s Protestant Ethic and spirit of Capitalism. | (18/1/1b/10) |
| Examine Max Weber’s method of maintaining objectivity in social research. | (16/I/4a/20) |
| Which concept did Weber use to analyse the forms of legitimate domination? | |
| Discuss the role of Calvinist ethic in the development of Captalism? | |
| Examine the salient features of Weberian bureaucracy. | (13/1/3c/10) |
| Do you agree with Max Weber’s idea that bureaucracy has the potential to become an iron cage? Justify your answer | |
| ‘Ideal Types’ of Max Weber are mental constructs; they do not correspond to the reality. Give your views. | (20/1/1d/10) |